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“As far as everyone knows, you and Michael are in sothat child like two proud and happy parents It makes me sick”

How does Kenneth know?

“And in case you ondering, I heard about your baby straight fro to Michael There’s an inescapable look of lust in the again He turns his head slightly and sees Kenneth and I speaking “That’s right Straight froy”

I cringe at the thought ofslimy

“And Michael toldme on the arm But there’s no warmth to it, despite what it may look to the crowd “But I don’t like it”

At last, I get the courage to reply back

I shrug “Doesn’t matter if you don’t like it, hun,” I tell Kenneth “If that’s what Michael wants”

The fingers squeeze harder on my hand

“Michael doesn’t knohat he wants half the time until I tell him,” Kenneth says “He doesn't realize that you don't deserve him He doesn't understand that the population of this city doesn't care who he’s sleeping with”

I remain silent as Kenneth continues “But that’s fine He doesn’t have tothe choice for how he has to deal with you, Mrs Anders”

“What do youatme

“You’re no good for him,” Kenneth says to me matter-of-factly “If anyone ever finds out that baby isn’t his, it could mean ruin politically for his future We’d be stopped at the mayoral level”

“We?” I ask, with an arched eyebrow

The crowd cheers again and Kenneth waits until it dies down

“You need to leave him,” Kenneth says to me